The Final Mystery is the culmination of over forty years of research and inner exploration. The mystery recounted here has not yet happened, so much of the novel will seem merely fantastical. However, it is hoped that the wealth of suggestive historical, social and personal detail, together with the inspirational effect of the three characters, will prove most persuasive for the reader.

When the Magistrate of the Rhakotis District calls Heron of Alexandria—the greatest inventor the city has ever known—to help him solve the mystery of a rain of frogs, he learns what value there is in the virtues of madness.